The psychotherapist - Client privilege results from the special relationship between Therapist and
Client in the eyes of the law.
Not exact matches
Despite the importance
of time - honoured traditions
in the
law, today's
law firms also need to embrace modern digital marketing techniques to stay prominent
in Google ratings and
in the
eyes of potential
clients.
Image is essential
in law, which is why clean and elegant attorney web design can attract the
eye of potential
clients.
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Law firms have little reason to appreciate the distinction between a perfect substitute, which is a complete replacement
in the
eyes of the
client, and imperfect substitute, which is a less - than - perfect - but - acceptable substitute.
When it comes to weighing benefits and risk, we attorneys tend to err on the side
of caution and perhaps find it easier to turn a blind
eye to the needs
of our
clients and the public for greater access to justice over the potential discomfort it causes us a business owners to implement changes
in the way we operate our
law practice.
Insurance
law firms that don't develop this kind
of capability stand to lose favour
in the
eyes of their
clients.
For me, one
of the biggest shocks on the lack -
of - change front are the numbers around
law firms that do (or rather don't do)
client surveys — checking
in to see how you're doing
in the
client's
eyes.
Henry W. Ewalt and Andrew W. Ewalt, published 2008, 300 pages This updated edition
of the two - time bestseller Through the
Client's
Eyes is for every attorney who has struggled with the love - hate traits inherent
in the practice
of law.
This updated edition
of the two - time bestseller Through the
Client's
Eyes is for every attorney who has struggled with the love - hate traits inherent
in the practice
of law.
Although there are clearly exceptions, it is well understood by most
law firm marketing and BD specialists, if not so much by partners, that for the most part, technical ability is not a differentiator
in the
eyes of clients.
In Ontario, the
Law Society
of Upper Canada can look at all a member's files without regard to solicitor -
client privilege (i.e. between the lawyer / member and the
client — anything between the lawyer / member and his / her own counsel would be barred from the
Law Society's
eyes).
The blame for too many lawyers each trying to make a living off a shrinking number
of clients per lawyer rests with the universities with
law schools (bloating up
in size and failing virtually no one for the last nearly 20 years) and the government which blithely accepts this awful waste
of scarce education resources, and which turns a blind
eye to the horrendous social costs
of it all).
Those who are
in control
of law departments,
law firms, professional regulatory structures, as well as the media, persist
in viewing the world though a lens which suggests that while «non-lawyers» are helpful to legal work, their contributions and roles are not as important as the ones played by lawyers
in providing excellent
client service and results; professional staff on legal ops teams remain second - class citizens, at least
in the
eyes of many lawyers.
From the
law firm point
of view, firms «need to differentiate yourself
in the
eye of the
client,» he says.
As another way
of supporting divorcing
clients with children, Main Line Family
Law Center now offers streaming access to the compelling documentary SPLIT, Divorce Through Kids»
Eyes, as part
of preparation for parenting and custody mediation
in My Healthy Divorce (™) mediation program.